Would you say Seymour Hersch falls into the category of "conspiracy theorist" because I don't recall the Pulitzer Prize for journalism having a "conspiracy theory" Category.
By the way: Conspiracy, in all it's many manifestations, is the most widely committed crime in the world...why are people so shocked when they hear it took place?
con-spir-a-cy: noun: a secret plan by a group to do something unlawful or harmful